The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-29
Seventy to One Hundred Lives Lost by
an Explosion in a Scotch Coal Mine.
An East Indian Steamer. with Seven Hun
dred and Fifty People on Board, Supposed
to Have Been Lost in Furious Cyclone.
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACCIDENT.

Revised List of Killed md Ipjured-State-
ments of Passengers on the Train.
PITTsBURG, May 23.-The latest reports from
the scene Of the accident at Horseshoe bend. on
the Pennsylvania railroad, last night, state that
eight were killed and six injured. Four were
killed outright and the others have since died.
The official list of killed and injured just fur
nished by the railroad company, gives six killed
and eight injured The names Of the killed are
as follows:
DALE B. GRAHAM son of ex-Spsaker Graham. of
Allegheny City, killed instantly; body sent home.
WYMER SNYDER. Of Shamokin. Pa; he found
lying dead in ditch by the roadside. and terribly
JOHN DoRRfs. Of East Lihorty, Pi.tsburg, Pa.
newsboy; left leg dismembered six inchos below
the hip; he died half hour after his recovery
from the wreck the body is at Altoona
j. III. STAUFFER, of Louisville, o.; the body is at
CHARLES BIEDLEMAN. of fsrimfeld Noble
county. Indiana; he was an aged gentleman; his
at Altoona; thesbody will be sent home to-day;
CHARLES E. MORRILL, residing at No 70 East
the Ernir cracker works. of Philadelphia fatally
injured; jaw broken. right check laid open and
eye forced from its socket; lungs crushed died at
Altoonai body will be sent homo to-day.
Iniureds-W B. Moore Williamsburg Pitts
burg. baggage-master, on train as PASSENGER,
scalp and face wound; came home on fast line.
A. Agen, Fayetteville, N Y, injured In chest
and scalp wound; at Logan House. Altoona.
Clara Albert Flint. Mich. scalp wound; injured
scalp wound and nervous shock; at Logan
House G. III. Page, ticket agent, Columbus,
scalp wound and leg injured; at Logan House.
Hattie Lockett (colored). Alexandria, Va. scalp
wound. face cut and right leg fractured; at
Altoona Hospital Rev. John Alfred Beaver
Falls. Pa, scalp wound and face; q. Altoona
Hospital. Row. R. Fl. Porter, Detroit. Mich,
injured in face and leg; at Altoona Hospital.
Frank McCues name given in the papers this
morning was an error. arising from papers
found on the body of Charles E. MorreL Two
of the above reported dead but the railroad
officials have received nc information Of any
more deaths.
Tho ill fated train arrived at the Union Depot
in tais city at 4:30 this morning with some nine
" passengers aboard For four long hours
group Of anxious mortals paced up and down the
passageways. lingering impatently amid awful
suspense as to the fate OF their friends who had
taken passage on the fast line. and were expected
to arrive In the city at ll55 last night Many
were the inquiries made of the depot officials
garding the nature of the terrible accident. Of
which all had heard, but either they could not
would not give thu particulars Every minute
seemed an hour to the waiting crowd. and when
q shrill whistle at last sgnaled the arrival of the
wrecked train all eyes were turned toward it.
Almost the first person to Etep from the train
was Miss Mcmahon. school-teacher in Florida,
who on her way to her home IN Beaver Falls,
this State. Miss MacMahon furnished thrill
ing account of the awful catastrophe which over
took the fast-line. The story is best told in her
own words, as follows:
81 was sitting about the middle of the second
coach from the engine. The train running
at high rate OF speed when the accident hap
pened The shock was terrific. l was thrown
violently against the seat in front of me. The
train stopped suddenly. In a minute ali was
confusion, and was at u loss to know what had
happened. l. soon heard shrieks from the pas
sengers in the coach in the of the one was
in. and at once knew that something awful had
happened. raised the window and looked out.
The sight frightened me. The entire sides of
the two coaches Immediately in the rear of the
one was in were crushed in, and 1 could see
the passengers climbing out over the coal
lying on the adjoining track. The passengers
who not in jured assisted in removing the
killed and wounded. 1t was a sight that will
never forget Several women in my ear swooned
away whom they saw what had happened"
Mr.. j. II. Peach. of Bellevue, Miff1in county,
this State WAS a passenger IN the third coach
from the smoking and related graphic
count of the heartrending scenes which followed
the crash II was sitting" said he. about four
seats to the of Dale Graham. When the
trains collided the entire side of our coach
crushed in, and young Graham was literally
buried beneath the ruins. But one moan escaped
his lips, and he must have died instantly, for he
cover. When extricated from the wreck his form
was lifeIess. The side of the car was crushed
down upon him. and this with large quantity
of coal from tho freight car, had crushed the
young mans life out before any assistance could
be rendered. 1 never want to witness such dis
tressing scenes again. 1t makes my flesh culver
when l think about it The piercing shreks
of women, mingled with the agonizing
cries of men, completely overpowers
now, although when the sad calamity
occurred l managed to keep possession of my
senses, and aided In rescuing the victims to the
best of my ability. We must have been running
at the rate of about thirty miles hour at the
time the collision occurred, and the freight, L
should judge. was going about twelve miles
hour. The frsight heavily loaded and the
terrible crash caused panic among the passen-
gers. / am surprised that three times many
were not dashed into eternity"
Superintendent Pitcairn, of the Pennsylvania
road, was busy all morning receiving and send
ing kilograms in reference to the accident He
did all in his power to have the wounded prop
erly cared for In speaking of the cause of the
accident, ne said: sit is of those things
that Providence keeps from often. The
accident speaks for itself. and shows that the
freight train was not running fast or more cara
would have been wrecked. It unavoidable.
The cause that has been given fog the accident
Is broken axle. 1t was a very sad matter, but
something that could not be avoided"
PITTsBURG May ga dispatch from Altoo-
ma tonight says with exception of tho negress
Hattie Lerickett, the injured in last nights ac
cident at Kittanning Point all doing well.
She lies at the hospital in precarious condition.
The left limb has a compound fracture which
makes amputation necessary. She refuses to
submit to the operation, and will likely lose her
life. Rev. Luckets is suffering greatly, but will
recover. Rev. Affords body is covered with
wounds and bruises, of them necessarily
fatal. The remainder. although suffering Sc
verely from numerous painful injuries, will re-
cover.
-Four of the dead have been forwarded to
their homes. No instructions have vet been re-